These are American citizens and children of one or both American citizens, or children adopted by American citizens:

who have lived in a German-speaking country 6 weeks or more at one time since the age of 13.

who resides with a native German-speaker, who regularly speaks German at home

who speaks German at home, or

who visits or has visited a German-speaking country (annually or biannually), visiting German-speaking homes.who attended a school, where all subjects were taught in German, for one or more years

No exchange students from German-speaking countries may enter the “advantaged speaker” categories or any other categories of the contest.

Exchange students from non-German-speaking countries may enter the category for the level in which they qualify.

Advantaged speakers may compete in the strictly “Advantaged Speaker” categories: prose/poetry memory. And they may participate in the following: plays, skits level 4, puppets level 4, arts categories (EXCEPT Photo Essay), chorus, classical ens., contemp. music (as instrumentalists only), polka band, Einzeltanz, folk dance and Advantaged Speaker Written Test. They may NOT compete in any other written tests, photo essay, vocal solos or as singers for contemporary music.It is left to the professional judgment of the teacher to determine the eligibility of students. Questions of eligibility should be addressed to the contest director prior to the contest registration deadline. If a student is designated advantaged in one category, he/she must be entered as advantaged in all categories and contests.

INCLUDE IN ALPHA FORM

Please note in your alpha list all students, who have a German-born parent, who speaks German in the home, and/or has traveled in Germany for more than 6 weeks, since the age of 13. These students must be entered in the “Advantaged/Native speaker” category. See heading of rules for “Advantaged/Native speakers”. If it is discovered either by the judges or the staff of the contest that a student is improperly entered, the teacher will be notified and the student will be disqualified from the competition. German includes Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and other German-speaking colonies in many countries.

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Feb. 8, 2019
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. in order to qualify for early-bird price of $10 per student. Online registrations submitted after this point incur the regular registration fee of $12 per student. Also, deadline to apply for the Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship.

Feb. 8, 2019
Mary El-Beheri Memorial Scholarship applications due

Feb. 15, 2019:
State online registration due by 11:59 p.m. (regular deadline). Also,postmark deadline for State payment, regardless of whether you completed your online registration by the early-bird or the regular deadline.

Important Dates

November 15, 2018 Fall Teacher Grant applications due

Feb. 23, 2019Texas State German Contest, Texas State University, San Marcos